For someone who has batted majorly as an opener, the shift to No. 5 came after being urged to do so by captain Harmanpreet Kaur and interim head coach Nooshin Al Khadeer
Jemimah Rodrigues
In India’s ongoing ODI series against Bangladesh, Jemimah Rodrigues was presented with a challenge of batting at No. 5, a position where she never batted previously.
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For someone who has batted majorly as an opener, the shift to No. 5 came after being urged to do so by captain Harmanpreet Kaur and interim head coach Nooshin Al Khadeer.
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“No, I don’t think there’s much of a change in my mindset [batting down the order]. The captain and coach came up to me and said, we need you to bat at No. 5, to help the team. I was like, if my team needs me to do it, I’m ready to bat anywhere,” said Jemimah after her career-best 86 at No. 5 which helped India level the series 1-1.
“Harry di [Harmanpreet] also said that be ready with your bowling because we will need you on these tracks and that’s what I do. On this challenging wicket, we had to build partnerships and I didn’t change my mindset,” she added.
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